Hearing Into the Attack on USS Cole
Reveals Warning by Pentagon Analyst

By

Neil King Jr. and

Christopher Cooper Staff Reporters of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Oct. 26, 2000 12:43 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department Wednesday faced charges that it mishandled intelligence warnings leading up to the USS Cole bombing, including criticism from a Pentagon intelligence analyst who resigned in protest the day after the attack.

The analyst's resignation was disclosed during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that examined possible failings leading up to the Cole bombing.